Photos of the day: 12/9

Images from around the globe.

A drop of water falls from an icy tree branch Monday in Cockeysville, Md. The storm that coated parts of Texas in ice struck with unexpected force Sunday on the East Coast, blanketing some spots in a foot of snow, grinding highways to a halt, causing power outages, and closing schools or delaying start times. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mac Arthur Mti wears badges for sale Monday with the image of late president Nelson Mandela in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A person carries bags as he walks past puddles on a walkway Monday in Princeton, N.J. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fernando Perez Molina, the president of Guatemala, visits the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ukrainian riot police block pro-European Union activists’ tent camp next to the Ukrainian government buildings in Kiev on Monday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A tourist holds a camera as she enters St. Paul Outside-the-Walls Basilica in Rome. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thick smoke billows from the fire after a commuter train collided with a truck hauling fuel on the outskirts Jakarta, Indonesia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Anti-government protesters stomp on a poster of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra in Bangkok, Thailand. The Thai government said Monday it has proposed new elections be held Feb. 2, hours after Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra dissolved the lower house of parliament in a bid to calm the country’s deepening political crisis. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

A mourner places a candle outside the home of former president Nelson Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Photos of the day: 12/9

Thick smoke billows from the fire after a commuter train collided with a truck hauling fuel on the outskirts Jakarta, Indonesia. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS